Dolly Parton is currently working on a musical about her life. While it is still in the early stages, she already has someone in mind to play her in the musical! Dolly admitted that she thinks actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth would be a great fit.
RuPaul actually brought up Kristin to Dolly during an interview! He said she would be a great fit for the time period in Dolly’s life where she branched out on her own. Dolly definitely agreed and said, “I love Kristin Chenoweth. Sheโs just absolutely fantastic.”
Dolly Parton wants Kristin Chenoweth to play her in a musical about her life
![R.V., Kristin Chenoweth, 2006](https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/kristin-chenoweth-scaled.jpg)
She continued, “Years and years ago, when I was going to do the Broadway musicalโI never can get it to how I want it, but Iโm still working on it. But I thought sheโd be an ideal person to do that. But weโre all getting older now, so if we tell the partsโฆwe may be able to have different Dollys. Weโd probably have to haveโas long as my career has beenโlike a little Dolly, and a middle Dolly, and then the older one. And sheโd still be great for that.”
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![RHINESTONE, Dolly Parton, 1984](https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/dolly-parton.jpg)
There is one song that Dolly has also revealed will be a very important part of the music. It is her song called “From Here to the Moon and Back” because it was written about her longtime husband, Carl, who mainly stays out of the spotlight.
Will you want to see a musical based on Dolly Parton’s life?